DESIGNMERGE SERVER TEST SUITE v2.00

 

This folder can be used to fully test your DesignMerge Server system.

FOLDER INSTALLATION

The sample scripts and JSON files contain hard-coded file paths. To ensure that the JSON files will run without modification, please drag the entire DESIGNMERGE-SERVER-TESTING folder into the following location on your system:

Macintosh Systems:

Place the folder in the /Users/Shared/ folder on your system.

The full Macintosh path should be:

/Users/Shared/DESIGNMERGE-SERVER-TESTING/

Windows Systems

Place the folder at the root level of C:\

The full Windows path should be:

C:\DESIGNMERGE-SERVER-TESTING\

RUNNING THE TEST SUITE

To run the test suite, go into the Scripts folder and select the sub-folder (Macintosh or Windows) that matches your system.

Inside of these folders will be a series of .command files (for Macintosh) or batch files (for Windows). Collectively we will refer to these as the scripts.

There are a series of three scripts in each folder. Prior to running these scripts, if you are running on a Macintosh system, you may need to set permissions for them. See the README.html file in the Scripts folder for details about how to set the permissions. For Windows, these are simple batch files. The only requirement is that you must be sure to right-click each file and run the scripts (the batch files) as an administrator.

Run the scripts in the following order:

 

MPS-KILL-INDD-Server

This script kills any instances of InDesign Server that may be running. Run this script first to ensure no other instances are running on your system. Run this script every time you make a change to your configuration to ensure that a fresh instance of InDesign Server is started up.

MPS-STARTUP-INDD-Server

This script starts up Adobe InDesign Server, which automatically loads the DesignMerge Server modules.

When you run the script, it will first prompt you to select the version of Adobe InDesign Server to use. Be sure to choose the number that matches the version of Adobe InDesign Server you have installed.

Next you will be prompted to choose a port option. If you are running the system with Enfocus Switch, choose opton 1 (the noport option). If you are running the system using SOAP, or with the DesignMerge Job Queue, choose option 2 (the SOAP option). Note that option 2 is hard-coded to use port number 55000. You can edit this script to change the port number if necessary.

If successful, the script will launch InDesign Server and you will see the startup sequence appear in a separate console window. Watch for any errors or warnings that may occur. More details can be found here:

https://meadowsps.hesk.com/knowledgebase.php?article=356

Once InDesign Server is running you are now ready to run some tests to verify that DesignMerge Server has been installed and is ready to process jobs.

MPS-TEST-DESIGNMERGE-SERVER

This script will be used to test DesignMerge Server. This script can only be utilized on a system that is enabled for SOAP (option 2 as described in the previous section). The port number (default of 55000) that is referenced in this script must match the port number in the previous startup script.

 

When you run the script, it will first prompt you to select the version of Adobe InDesign Server to use. Be sure to choose the number that matches the version of Adobe InDesign Server you have installed.

Next you will be prompted to choose a test job to run. Choose Option 1 to run a PDF/VT job. Choose Option 2 to export a JPEG image.

If successful, the output from the process will be placed into the TEST-FILES\Output subfolder. Check the result of the script as well as the Adobe InDesign Server console screen (that was opened during the startup process) to see if there are any errors or warnings.

If successful, your DesignMerge Server system is installed and functioning properly.